Bike thefts around UofA

[motorbyclist]

exactly what i thought; if anyone saw it happening i'm sure they'd take notice


that said, bike parking is so packed on symonds street that there'd be alarms going off all bloody day!

i'd go with the anchor, like what they have for pedal bikes, but it only needs to be a single bar well secured to the ground

[skidMark]

exactly what i thought; if anyone saw it happening i'm sure they'd take notice


that said, bike parking is so packed on symonds street that there'd be alarms going off all bloody day!

i'd go with the anchor, like what they have for pedal bikes, but it only needs to be a single bar well secured to the ground

agreeed but i dont think the council would do it, for the simple fact that uni students arnt exactly putting much into the economy at the moment, like the don't pay rates etc, you just want to put your vehicle there...

just stating the fact.....

but i think if you guys all chipped in for some rails etc....i think if u asked the council nicely the would give you consent to put them in.

[motorbyclist]

agreeed but i dont think the council would do it, for the simple fact that uni students arnt exactly putting much into the economy at the moment, like the don't pay rates etc, you just want to put your vehicle there...

just stating the fact.....

and what about all the rent, food and other crap we buy while in the city? we act to support quite a few businesses, not to mention all the money from the rates on the university buildings.

also, us riding to uni lessens the traffic load on the city's already overloaded road network, and requires a much smaller investment for parking than cars do.

then of course the benefits many of us will bestow upon the nation when we are fully qualified, plus the fact the good job = good house = high rates (dunno bout you arts students though)


then again, politicians aren't known for their foresight....

[RDJ]

Sorry to read it's still going on - I had a RV90 stolen (and that little 'un was actually chained to a lampost on Symonds Street) in the very late seventies...

Next time I park a bike at Uni it's going to be a 502V8 - let 'em try and pick THAT up and load it in their ute

More productively, I'd add my support to ground anchors being fitted for us to chain the bike to.

[ehab2weelr]

i have to agree with having a ground anchors instaled.
its just more trubilling to cut a cahin then just picking up a bike.

[paturoa]

.. not to mention all the money from the rates on the university buildings.....

good post.

...but to be pedantic, schools, uni, hospitals etc etc dont pay rates.

[2wheeljunkie]

ya ya another kdx200 rider..!

[2wheeljunkie]

theres this chain on trademe where if you tamper with the lock or the wire bit then it sets of a 120db alarm..enuf to make the thiefs ears bleed im sure..

[ehab2weelr]

theres this chain on trademe where if you tamper with the lock or the wire bit then it sets of a 120db alarm..enuf to make the thiefs ears bleed im sure..

dono if thats a good thing .... it might set the dogs on them..., come to think about it, its a great idea..

[bomma]

theres this chain on trademe where if you tamper with the lock or the wire bit then it sets of a 120db alarm..enuf to make the thiefs ears bleed im sure..

thats almost as loud as sharipova......he might get turned on and drop the bike sounds like a gud plan

[motorbyclist]

good post.

...but to be pedantic, schools, uni, hospitals etc etc dont pay rates.

really? i thought seeing (assuming) as universities are not state owned they would still have to pay....

oh well, even if i'm wrong the rest still stands

cheers

[skidMark]

i suspect the reason nobody stops them is cus they are bloodey big and scary....which if they are lifting bikes they must be...

[motorbyclist]

then why not call the cops?

[skidMark]

Because by the time they got there the bikes long gone. and most people don't care, it's not like it's thier bike....

and u lot are uni students, shit i think i would be top of the class.

cops have better things to do, they will be using stolen plates anyways...and probably stolen vehicles with different plates too

eventually they will be caught it's only a matter of time.

[ehab2weelr]

big?? i dont care...it would be like some one taking ur bike and doing nothin bout it... id rather get knoked out then see my byby go.